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Explain the significance of the Monroe Doctrine?


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Monroe Doctrine's Significance:
United States President James Monroe in 1823 sent a "warning to European powers that any expansionist activity by them anywhere in the Americas would be construed as a threat to the United States. Extended by Theodore Roosevelt and repeatedly used to justify US intervention in the affairs of Latin American countries."
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